Author: Greg Amer
Resurrection – Proto:87 #8 Turnout
I’m not giving up yet! I resurrected the Proto:87 Stores #8 Superfine turnout that I screwed up last week (see: Proto:87…
Track Color Test 1
Testing out some rail colors. I tried PolyScale “Dirt”; AIM Products Blacken It; & Neolube. I kinda like the Blacken-It….
Rockford won’t be happy
I don’t think Rockford is going to be happy with what Lorenzo did to his Firebird. While weathering the Firebird,…
Proto:87 Turnout Fail
1 I tried my hand at building a #8 turnout from Proto:87 Stores. The results were less than spectacular. I…
Renumbering – BNSF 6752 & BN 6770
I have two Kato SD40-2 locomotives; BNSF 6752 and BNSF 6770. I’d like to renumber them both to reflect an…
The hole that ate my Dremel
UR92 Fascia Panel A few weeks ago I burned up my Dremel trying to cut a new hole for UR92…
Frog Survey – Maxum Petroleum
At the deep end of the hole lies Maxum Petroleum (formerly Ranier Petroleum), a petroleum products distributor. Maxum is switched…
Decoder Install – Kato SD40-2 Soundbug
I’ve recorded a new video: How to Install a Digitrax DH165K1a & SFX004 Soundbug Decoders into an HO scale Kato SD40-2 locomotive. I…
Kids Gone Choo Choo 2012 – Prep
Kid’s Gone Choo Choo is Thursday at Patrick’s preschool and we’ve spent the last couple of days dusting off the…
Proto:87 Test Run 1
A lot of fiddling to get it on the tracks and going. First try it wouldn’t run, I figured out…